Well, it’s been here for
quite awhile, I first hear about it 15 years ago, first used it many years
ago. But now, I have two new toys that
utilize it well. One is a blue-tooth
wireless headset (foam, two ears, over the head) from Jawbone that has a rechargeable
tiny battery built in. It works fine for
listening to audio books while walking.
But not so great for music.
My
second and more recent discovery is a wonderful bluetooth boom-box by Logitech. It is an outdated model ($125 on Amazon) that
I liked better than the newer model. It
has an 8 hour battery inside (rechargeable). It has one quirk, to save battery,
the sub-woofer seems to drop off some when you unplug it from the AC to go into the
yard, or whatever. That, thanks to a reviewer on Amazon, is easily fixed with a
supplemental battery pack that can be used for other things as well. I have ordered this battery and will try it
soon. It will recharge smart phones as
well, making it ideal for road trips or foreign travel.
This week’s WSJ has an
article on Bluetooth Sound. It pushes
the idea that the sound is not so great from Bluetooth, but with the Logitech
box, I find the sound (using Pandora from my iTouch) very good, even low
bass. I am actually shocked at the ease
with which it connects and the sound quality; I should have had this long ago,
it is so convenient, and Pandora offers so many music choices.
buy now if you are
interested, I am sure their supplies will run out eventually and similar models
go from $178 to $400. They are still at
$125. Well made and feels substantial,
lots of speakers. I feel sure this product is worth more than the price.
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